Open Badges 2.0

A simple Open Badges 2.0 platform.

Design a badge, issue a verifiable credential, and let recipients prove it anywhere — without the cost and complexity of enterprise credentialing suites. GrokCred does the standards work so you don't have to.

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What is Open Badges 2.0?

Open Badges 2.0 is the open standard for portable digital credentials. Instead of a static certificate image, a badge is a structured, machine-readable record that ties together the recipient, the achievement, the criteria, and the organization that issued it. Because the format is open, the same badge is recognized by LinkedIn and any other tool that speaks the standard — not just the platform that created it.

GrokCred issues every credential as a compliant JSON-LD assertion with its own public verification page, so a badge is independently checkable for as long as it exists.

Standards-compliant, without the overhead

  • Spec-compliant by default — Issuer, BadgeClass, and Assertion documents are published as JSON-LD that any compliant verifier can read.
  • A public page for every badge — recipients get a shareable verification page with the badge art, issuer, issue and expiry dates, and any continuing-education credit.
  • One-click Add to LinkedIn — plus a copy-paste HTML snippet for email signatures.
  • Continuing-education credit — attach CEU and ATD hours (shown as CTDP / APTD) in half-hour increments.

From design to verified in minutes

  1. Design a badge — add a name, description, criteria, image, and any CEU or CTDP/APTD hours.
  2. Issue it — send a credential to one recipient, or upload a whole spreadsheet at once.
  3. Recipients verify — each badge gets a public page anyone can check, plus a JSON-LD assertion for machines.

Frequently asked questions

What is Open Badges 2.0?

Open Badges 2.0 is the open standard for portable digital credentials. A badge is a verifiable, machine-readable JSON-LD record that links the recipient, the achievement, the issuer, and the criteria — so anyone can confirm it is genuine without contacting you.

Are GrokCred badges actually verifiable?

Yes. Each issued credential has a public verification page and a machine-readable JSON-LD assertion. The recipient's email address is always stored as a salted hash and never exposed publicly.

Do recipients need an account?

No. Recipients receive their badge by email and can view, verify, download, and share it without ever signing up.

Can I revoke a credential later?

Yes. Revoked credentials display a clear revocation notice on their public page and are removed from the sitemap so search engines stop surfacing them.